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Shinzo Abe (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ n z oʊ ˈ ɑː b eɪ / SHIN-zoh AH-bay; Japanese: 安倍 晋三, Hepburn: Abe Shinzō, IPA: [abe ɕindzoː]; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007
- Junichiro Koizumi
Charges. Murder. gun law violations. property damage. On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was shot to death while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
- 8 July 2022; 14 months ago, c. 11:30 am (JST)
- Shinzo Abe
- near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Jul 8, 2022 · Tokyo CNN — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while giving a campaign speech on a street in central Japan. The assassination of the former world leader...
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Apr 9, 2024 · Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician who twice was prime minister of Japan (2006–07 and 2012–20). He led his country on a politically conservative course, and one of his chief policy goals was a modification of Japan’s pacifist postwar constitution. He became Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in November 2019.
Jul 8, 2022 · The stunning assassination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rattled Japan and its sense of identity as a peaceful country where violent crime is rare.
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- Emily Cochrane
Jul 9, 2022 · Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot on the street in the city of Nara on Friday — a shocking act of violence in a country with one of the world's lowest rates of gun...
Jul 8, 2022 · Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was known for his hawkish foreign policy and a signature economic strategy that popularly came to be known as "Abenomics". A highly popular,...